Hi guys its just me again...Your probably all sick to death of me.
Ok so i took my second 50mg tablet of sertraline at about six last night and i felt ok....i didnt leave my room but my mood was a little better.
But i tried to sleep last night and within an hour i was awake with a panic attack.....i tried to go back to sleep and it didn't take long but this time i was awake within the hour again with a major panic attack......i stood up and just felt this overpowering urge to faint even when i lied back on the bed i was writhing around freaking out like i wanted to crawl out of my skin...i felt so weak, i made up a complan because i never know if it's low blood sugar or something i cant tell I'm not diabetic but it's always something that i think of...As I'm not eating i can only face complan. Even right now i cant relax im going out of my mind...i just want to sleep without a panic attack... At least i think it was ......please i dont know if this is the sertraline or what i just don't know how long i can take this.
hi Vicki I am 6 wks in and firs 2/3 wks I had no appetite and lived on complan. I was also waking hourly but both of these have got better. It's down to preference but I was initially taking 2 drink yogurts to line my gut then taking my tablets around 8 am. This works for me x
Did you have any anxiety spikes this one im having now feels huge id rather be depressed than wanting to tear my head off in frustration my head hasnt got many thoughts in it but it still feels like it's running at a a thousand miles an hour....i was going to try go for a walk this morning but im scared to death now i just want these horrible feelings to go. How long did it take to feel any sort of good from these tablets and how much do you take xxx
hi yes spikes of anxiety which scared me as I was given the meds for anxiety. I got to day 6 and didn't know what was side affects and what was symptoms. gradually though I got more good times than bad. 6 wks total and last 2 wks have been ok with little anxiety. I try to keep busy and walking local helped me. I am on 50mg but have gp review today and think I am going up to 100mg as was mentioned before but I wasn't ready. I also take 80mg slow release propranolol twice daily and this helped to keep me calm. hold in there x
The doctor is weening me off propranolol 20mg three times a day.....currently down to 10mg three times....Because it didn't seem to be very effective at helping my anxiety.....but ive started taking 20mg again because i thought it might help...i dont know id just do anything to try calm me down the 10mg the first time i ever used it was fantastic. I dont know whether to cut my 50mg tablet in half and take half at a time........i dont think i could take another couple of weeks of no sleep im totally crazy already xxx
hi vicky,
first thing you need to do is calm down, these side effects you're experiencing are just side effects of the medication getting into your system, nothing more than that, you are not going mad or losing the plot, so calm down and don't panic. i know it's tough and it does play with your mind and make you think things that aren't there. if you continue over the weekend with lack of sleep or waking up with panic attacks, ask your doctor to give you something to help you relax and sleep, maybe valium or something like that. it will calm down but just depends on your body and how it will cope with it, just because you're having a bad day today, doesn't mean it will be like that tomorrow or the day after, even if it it, with this medication you feel worse before you feel better, it takes about 6-9 weeks for each dose to get into your system. try and do something to distract yourself and take your mind off it, i downloaded games on my ipad, watched films, did puzzles, jigsaws, anything to take my mind off it. bear with it :-)
Hi im trying to take my mind off it.....ive just been downstairs to turn the heating of and my heart stated thumping whilst i was putting the kettle on i felt like i was going to faint again....This is what's frightening me im feeling dizzy shaky and unsteady on my feet and i hate it. I feel shattered just being stood for a minute. I feel like I've run a mile now im back in bed.
hi again vicky,
is there anyone there to help you out, also drink plenty of water and eat small things rather than facing a big meal, stay in bed if you have to :-)
My mum is currently out shopping but she will be back later....Do you think this could just be my tablets or because ive not been eating......ive been drinking complan though and i walked for like 2 hours on wednesday.
could be a mixture of both to be honest, whilst you're feeling light headed i wouldn't be walking anywhere!! maybe stay in bed the weekend and then move yourself onto the sofa or something try and set yourself couple of goals even if they are just small ones :-)
Yes i think you might be right with that.....wednesday was the day i started these tablets didn't take one till the night....it was the afternoon i was walking and i wasnt really eating then either....Might just give my doctor a call for his opinion i think....Put my mind at rest.
I had 40 mg propanlal fast release and after 3 hours seemed to run out so gp switched to slow release 80mg twice daily so 1 in morning and 1 at night and within 2 days I started to calm down. hold I'm there hun. just had my gp review and put up to 100mg but not starting until after weekend
yes, do that, but don't be worrying about excersise, get yourself feeling right first :-)
I know but i would love to get back to work and everything pretty quickly im self employed and who i work with is currently on his own with lots of work on he is 59. I've already had two weeks off this year.....but there's not much i can do to be honest xx